ECCO III Enterprises Completes $66M Bronx Bridge Replacement
ALBANY—The New York State lawmakers, grappling with bail reform, funding the MTA’s capital plan and predicting the amount and impacts of expected massive cuts in federal funding, have extended the budget deadline from Mon., April 1 to Thurs, April 3. Further budget extenders are possible as a host of major issues remain unresolved.
ALBANY—New York State officials announced on March 31 the completion of a $66.4-million project that began more than three years ago which eventually replaced the bridge carrying the Bronx River Parkway over the Metro-North Railroad in the Wakefield and Woodlawn neighborhoods of the Bronx.
The project replaced a 75-year-old structure with a modern, multi-girder steel structure to enhance safety and ease travel along this vital artery for commuters in the New York Metropolitan area. Repairs were also made to a nearby concrete bridge that carries the parkway over the Bronx River and to a section of the Bronx River Greenway that runs underneath the structure.
ECCO III Enterprises, Inc. of Yonkers, the contractor, began the project in the fall of 2021 to improve the stretch of the Bronx River Parkway between Nereid Avenue and East 233rd Street. The new bridge over the rail line features a concrete deck and shoulders on either side of the roadway to allow space for disabled vehicles and enhance safety. Other improvements include new bridge abutments, lighting, resurfaced pavement, retaining walls, improved drainage and new overhead signs.
Repairs were also made to the underside of the nearby concrete arch bridge over the Bronx River. The structure was rehabilitated to add new concrete safety barriers and shoulders.
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said the bridge replacement project along the Bronx River Parkway will help provide a smoother, safer ride for the tens of thousands of commuters “who travel this busy highway each day, allowing them to get where they need to go more efficiently.”
Published: April 2, 2025.